| Tae Jin-ah | |
| Birth Name: | Jo Bang-heon |
| Birth Date: | 16 February 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea[1] |
| Origin: | South Korea |
| Genre: | Trot, Dance-pop |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Years Active: | 1973–present |
| Label: | Jin-ah Entertainment Office Daiwa/Teichiku Records (Japan) |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul: | 태진아 |
| Rr: | Tae Jin-a |
| Mr: | T'ae China |
| Hangulborn: | 조방헌 |
| Rrborn: | Jo Bang-heon |
| Mrborn: | Cho Panghŏn |
Jo Bang-heon (Hangul: 조방헌; born February 16, 1953), better known by his stage name, Tae Jin-ah, is a South Korean trot singer and entertainer.[2] He debuted in 1973 with the song, "My Heart Express Train," and rose to fame soon after with the song, "Memory of a Blue Hill."[3] Since 2002, he has hosted a radio program on KBS Radio 2 called the Tae Jin Ah Show Show Show.[4] [5] He often appears on the KBS 1TV 'Golden Oldies(Korean: 가요무대)'.[6]
Tae has two sons.
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Taga King (타가킹) | cameo | [9] |
| 2006 | Hotel M: Gangster's Last Draw (마강호텔) |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Main Prize | "Ok Kyung-yi" (옥경이) | [10] | |
| 1990 | "Woman Who Doesn't Even Look at a Mirror" (거울도 안 보는 여자) | |||
| 1995 | "Love Is Gone" (가버린 사랑) | |||
| 1998 | "Lover" (애인) | |||
| 1999 | Achievement Award | |||
| 2000 | Main Prize | "Not Everyone Can Fall in Love" (사랑은 아무나 하나) | ||
| 2001 | Trot Award | "Good For You" (잘났어 정말) | ||
| 2002 | "Love Is Not A Joke" (사랑은 장난이 아니야) | |||
| 2003 | "Fool" (바보) | |||
| 2004 | "Companion" (동반자) |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Grand Prize | Woman Who Doesn't Even Look at a Mirror (거울도 안보는 여자) | [11] | |
| Main Prize | ||||
| 2000 | ||||
| 2001 | ||||
| 2016 | Trot Award |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Judges' Choice Award | "Not Everyone Can Fall in Love" (사랑은 아무나 하나) | [12] | ||
| 2010 | Adult Music Award |